Ordinance 2212-97 - Laserfiche WebLink

The Southwest Everett Subarea Plan and the Planned Action Ordinance were adopted under Growth Management Act requirements. The Planned Action Ordinance includes the Mitigation Decision Document, which contains the impact thresholds and adopted mitigation measures. The Planned Action is development of the Subarea in a manner consistent with the adopted Subarea Plan and Mitigation Decision Document. Any development proposal that includes uses evaluated in the EIS on the Subarea Plan, and that complies with the Subarea Plan and Mitigation Decision Document thresholds and mitigation measures will be a subsequent implementing action as defined under ESHB 1724. For such proposals, site specific permit review will be focused on a consistency and compliance review. The expedited review will extend to actions that would normally require public notice, such as binding site plans, minor expansions of nonconforming uses, and wetland filling and mitigation consistent with the mitigation framework in the adopted Mitigation Decision Document. Expedited review will not extend to Special Property Use (SPU) permits. While expedited SEPA review will be provided for some SPUs, such as aboveground utility facilities, public notice and appeal periods will be provided for the SPU permit. When an application is submitted for a specific development proposal, the City will review the proposal for • Consistency with the Southwest Everett Subarea Plan and Mitigation Decision Document, including land uses, development standards, capacity standards and mitigation measures. • Compliance with all applicable City, State, and federal ordinances and standards. Projects that are consistent with the Subarea Plan, comply with required mitigation measures, and comply with all other laws will be Planned Actions and a threshold determination and/or EIS will not be required. Other projects may fall within the scope of environmental impact analysis in the plan and EIS in most respects, but fall outside the scope of review for one or more aspect of the proposal. An additional SEPA review will be required for such proposals. However, the scope of the additional SEPA analysis would be limited to the project issues and environmental impacts of the proposal outside the scope of analysis already contained in the Subarea Plan and EIS. The process should provide a substantial benefit to developers and local residents in that they will know required mitigation measures before an application is submitted. These mitigation measures will no longer be open to negotiation in the SEPA review process. 5.2 Proposed Planned Action Permit Process The Planned Action permit process will be implemented upon adoption of the Subarea Plan and Planned Action Ordinance by City Council. The City recently adopted an ordinance establishing interim procedures for processing permit applications as required by the Regulatory Reform Act. It is anticipated that this ordinance will be revised in the next year. Procedures for this proposed Planned Action permit process could be incorporated into the ordinance when it is revised. Figure 8 shows a permit process flow chart for a project that meets the criteria for a Planned Action. If a project does not meet the criteria for a Planned Action, the permit process will vary depending upon the type of SEPA threshold determination issued. Figure 9 shows a permit process flow chart for a project review that results in issuance of a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS). The following discussion describes each step in the application/review process. 24